Egg-tester.



I Ill J. W. YEAGER.

EGG TESTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1911.

Patented May 26, 1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES w. YEAGER, or HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURI.

EGG-TESTER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES W. YEAGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Higginsville, in the county of Lafayette, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Testers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in egg testers, and has particular application to a device adapted to be employed for ascertaining the weight of eggs to determine whether or not such eggs are good or useful for an intended purpose.

In the drawing:Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is an end view. Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view of the egg hanger. Fig. 1 is a detailed view of one of the small weights.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a supporting base, and 2 an upright, said upright being secured near the outer edge of said base in any suitable manner. The upper end of the upright 2 is bifurcated, for the reception of a beam 3, said beam being pivotally connected at its center by a pin a, and is formed from suitable metal. To one end of the beam 3 is suitably suspended a ring 5, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. Suspended from the opposite end of the beam 3 is a ring 6, said ring being for the purpose of suspending an egg hanger 7 said hanger consisting of wire and having its upper end provided with a hook 8, and by which it is secured to the ring 6. The extreme lower end of the hanger 7 is formed with a horizontally arranged ring 9, and in which the egg is supported, either with its point directed downwardly or vice versa. Supported upon the base 1 i a glass vessel 10, and in which the lower end of the hanger 7 extends, said hanger being of sufficient length to allow an egg, when supported by the ring 9 to be submerged below the water line.

The beam 3 is marked with degrees to de- Specificatien of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 23, 1911.

Patented'May 26, 1914- Serial No. 616,383.

note whether or not an egg is of the proper weight. The degrees may be either denoted by figures or letters, it being of course under stood that the degrees have been applied upon a previous test of eggs, which furnished the difference in weight of good, bad or medium. Adapted to straddle the beam 3 and to slide freely thereon is a counterweight 11. It is necessary that the beam 3 be balanced upon the pin 1 before an egg is in the ring 9, and to accomplish this small weights 12 are provided, the same being adapted to be readily suspended by the ring 5. The beam 8 is normally balanced, but upon the placing of an egg in the ring 9, and if said egg is good, in which event, the egg might be termed a heavy egg, the weight of the same will cause the beam 3 to rock and overcome the weight suspended upon the ring 5. It is then necessary that the weight 11 be moved along the beam until said beam is again balanced, and when said weight assumes a position in relation to the degrees, so that said beam is balanced, the condition of the egg will be denoted by the figures or letters. I have shown the beam marked with figures of degrees, from zero to 16 inclusive, therefore if an egg balanced the beam when the weight is at 16 the egg is in excellent condition, and should the beam balance when the weight 11 rests at a point near the zero the condition of the egg is not good. If an egg causes the beam to balance at a point between 12 and 1a the same may be considered a good and from 10 to 12 as fair. If an egg balances the beam below the degree of 10 the same should not be used.

It will be of course understood that the device may be used for testing eggs for a variety of purposes, such as to ascertain whether or not the same are in condition for cooking purposes.

What is claimed, is

The combination in an egg tester of a base, a. receptacle mounted thereon, a post mounted upon the base and adjacent the said receptacle, an arm pivoted to the post, rings attached to the opposite ends of the arm, a weight attached to one of said rings, and an egg supporting member attached to the other of said rings, said egg supporting over the central portion of the loop submemloer comprising a strand of Wire bent stantially as and for the purposes set forth. 10 to produce horizontally disposed a loop of In testimony whereof I afiix my signaa diameter less than the greatest diameter ture, in presence of two witnesses.

of an egg, an arm extending upward from JAMES W. YEAGER.

the loop at an angle to the latter, and a Witnesses:

hook produced upon the arm by bending FRANK M. GRAY,

said strand the said hook being positioned OSCAR H. HOEFER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O. 

